Clayton State’s Anderson, Beall selected to Peach Belt All-Sportsmanship Team

Laker duo part of the conference’s inaugural squad for best sportsmanship

AUGUSTA, Ga. --- MAY 23, 2006 --- The Peach Belt Conference and commissioner Marvin Vanover released its first-ever Peach Belt Conference All-Sportsmanship team on Monday, and Clayton State was represented proudly by student-athletes Carlie Anderson and Matt Beall. One female and one male student-athlete from each of the conference’s 11 member schools were selected for the team.

Anderson, a senior women’s basketball player from Hokes Bluff, Ala., recently completed her Clayton State career as one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in the history of Laker women’s basketball. She set the Clayton State career mark for 3-point field goal attempts with 470 and finished second all-time in 3-point baskets with 131.

This season, Anderson appeared in all 31 games with two starts. She averaged three points and one rebound a contest. Over the last two seasons, Anderson has been a part of the two most successful seasons in the history of Laker women’s basketball as she has helped lead Clayton State to a 50-12 mark with one Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament championship and two straight trips to the second round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament.

Beall, a junior men’s golfer from Newnan, Ga., was one of the top players for head coach Bob Hill’s Laker squad this season. He led the Lakers with a 77.9 scoring average in 23 rounds and recorded one Top 20 finish. Beall placed 24^th at the Peach Belt Conference Men’s Golf championship.

Each Peach Belt student athlete on the All-Sportsmanship team has demonstrated consistently good sportsmanship and ethical behavior in his of her daily participation in Peach Belt athletics and good citizenship outside of their sports setting.